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May 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 16 May 2002 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 08:298:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:118:11 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:118:11 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 50° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 50° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:154:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:068:06 PM–20:258:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:068:06 PM–21:039:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:385:38 AM–07:267:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:159:15 AM–11:0311:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2710:27 AM–11:2511:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:402:40 PM–16:294:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:154:15 PM–17:125:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:578:57 PM–22:3310:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Śubha05:385:38 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Roga07:267:26 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Udvega09:159:15 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Cara11:0311:03 AM–12:5212:52 PMneutral
Lābha12:5212:52 PM–14:402:40 PMgood
Amṛta14:402:40 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Kāla16:294:29 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid
Śubha18:186:18 PM–20:068:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:068:06 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Cara21:179:17 PM–22:2910:29 PMneutral
Roga22:2910:29 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Kāla23:4011:40 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:5212:52 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Udvega26:032:03 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:143:14 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1good
Amṛta28:264:26 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:385:38 AM sunrise20:068:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:118:11 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 08:588:58 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 23:0611:06 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:118:11 AM
Bavauntil 19:527:52 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:402:40 PM–16:294:29 PM
Pradoṣa 20:068:06 PM–21:229:22 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:294:29 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 28 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:229:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī08:118:11 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā08:588:58 AMPunarvasu
YogaŚūla23:0611:06 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:118:11 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:37 05:375:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 945
Day length
14 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:488:48 AM
Moonset
24:2512:25 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:385:38 AM07:267:26 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:159:15 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2710:27 AM11:2511:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM17:125:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:402:40 PM16:294:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:154:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:154:15 PM17:125:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:125:12 PM20:068:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:068:06 PM21:229:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:068:06 PM20:258:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:068:06 PM21:039:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:578:57 PM22:3310:33 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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